Hoyt Pro Force Compound Bow

The Hoyt Pro Force is one of the better value propositions in the brand's recent history: a genuine do-it-all target, field, and 3D bow that quietly out-chronographed its faster-marketed rivals and asked far less than a carbon flagship to do it. Across 2018 to 2020 it stayed remarkably consistent - 35 3/4-inch axle-to-axle, 7-inch brace, 325 fps IBO, 4.7 pounds on the zero-torque ZT Hyper Cam - adding only a 70 percent low-let-off option and a tightened cam range for its final year. Real-world it measured 292 fps at a 29.5 inch, 60 pound, 350 grain setup, the fastest of three name-brand target bows tested side by side, so the speed is honest. What I keep coming back to is the shot: owners describe it as crisp and dead in the hand, a bow that tunes easily and groups like a tack driver, with a cam feel close enough to a Hoyt hunting bow that an archer can train it all summer and carry it into the fall without relearning a thing. At Hoyt target-bow pricing well under the carbon line, it put the shoot-through riser, the zero-torque cam, and a true crossover platform within reach of a club shooter, not just a sponsored pro. An excellent bow for the target, field, and 3D archer who wants a long, forgiving, dead-stable platform with a crossover hunting feel, and is particularly strong as a do-it-all rig for the shooter who lives on the line spring through fall and hunts in winter. Buyers who need a longer 32-34 inch draw should look at the Hoyt Double XL, and those who prioritize a short, fast, compact frame should look at the Mathews TX-5... read full review